Help QuickNav Adv. Options
VUL

VUL

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's G3789 - ophis

Choose a new font size and typeface
ὄφις
Transliteration
ophis (Key)
Pronunciation
of'-is
Listen
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from ὀπτάνομαι (G3700) (through the idea of sharpness of vision)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:566,748

Strong’s Definitions

ὄφις óphis, of'-is; probably from G3700 (through the idea of sharpness of vision); a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan:—serpent.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's G3789 in the following manner: serpent (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's G3789 in the following manner: serpent (14x).

  1. snake, serpent

  2. with the ancients, the serpent was an emblem of cunning and wisdom. The serpent who deceived Eve was regarded by the Jews as the devil.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὄφις óphis, of'-is; probably from G3700 (through the idea of sharpness of vision); a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person, especially Satan:—serpent.
STRONGS G3789:
ὄφις, ὀφισεως, ὁ (perhaps named from its sight; cf. δράκων, at the beginning, and see Curtius, as under the word ὀφθαλμός); from Homer, Iliad 12, 208 down; the Sept. mostly for נָחָשׁ; a snake, serpent: Matthew 7:10; Mark 16:18; Luke 10:19; Luke 11:11; John 3:14; 1 Corinthians 10:9; Revelation 9:19; with the ancients the serpent was an emblem of cunning and wisdom, 2 Corinthians 11:3, cf. Genesis 3:1; hence, φρόνιμοι ὡς οἱ ὄφεις, Matthew 10:16 (here WH marginal reading ὁ ὄφις); hence, crafty hypocrites are called ὄφεις, Matthew 23:33. The serpent narrated to have deceived Eve (see Gen. as above) was regarded by the later Jews as the devil (Sap. ii., 23f, cf. 4 Macc. 18:8); hence, he is called ὁ ὄφις ὁ ἀρχαῖος, ὁ ὄφις: Revelation 12:9, 14; Revelation 20:2; see (Grimm on Sap. as above; From Lenormant, Beginnings of History etc., chapter ii., p. 109f, and) δράκων.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
3:1
Matthew
7:10; 10:16; 23:33
Mark
16:18
Luke
10:19; 11:11
John
3:14
1 Corinthians
10:9
2 Corinthians
11:3
Revelation
9:19; 12:9; 12:14; 20:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3789 matches the Greek ὄφις (ophis),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the TR Greek.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 7:10 - aut si piscem petet numquid serpentem porriget ei

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 10:16 - ecce ego mitto vos sicut oves in medio luporum estote ergo prudentes sicut serpentes et simplices sicut columbae

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:33 - serpentes genimina viperarum quomodo fugietis a iudicio gehennae

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:18 - serpentes tollent et si mortiferum quid biberint non eos nocebit super aegrotos manus inponent et bene habebunt

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:19 - ecce dedi vobis potestatem calcandi supra serpentes et scorpiones et supra omnem virtutem inimici et nihil vobis nocebit

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:11 - quis autem ex vobis patrem petet panem numquid lapidem dabit illi aut piscem numquid pro pisce serpentem dabit illi

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:14 - et sicut Moses exaltavit serpentem in deserto ita exaltari oportet Filium hominis

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:9 - neque temptemus Christum sicut quidam eorum temptaverunt et a serpentibus perierunt

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:3 - timeo autem ne sicut serpens Evam seduxit astutia sua ita corrumpantur sensus vestri et excidant a simplicitate quae est in Christo

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 9:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 9:19 - potestas enim equorum in ore eorum est et in caudis eorum nam caudae illorum similes serpentibus habentes capita et in his nocent

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:9 - et proiectus est draco ille magnus serpens antiquus qui vocatur Diabolus et Satanas qui seducit universum orbem proiectus est in terram et angeli eius cum illo missi sunt

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:14 - et datae sunt mulieri duae alae aquilae magnae ut volaret in desertum in locum suum ubi alitur per tempus et tempora et dimidium temporis a facie serpentis

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 12:15 - et misit serpens ex ore suo post mulierem aquam tamquam flumen ut eam faceret trahi a flumine

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:2 - et adprehendit draconem serpentem antiquum qui est diabolus et Satanas et ligavit eum per annos mille
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
VUL
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
VUL
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Translations available: King James Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New International Version, English Standard Version, Christian Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible 2020, New American Standard Bible 1995, Legacy Standard Bible 2021, New English Translation, Revised Standard Version, American Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Translation, Webster's Bible, Hebrew Names Version, Reina-Valera 1960, Latin Vulgate, Westminster Leningrad Codex, Septuagint, Morphological Greek New Testament, and Textus Receptus.